1. Explain why Voices in The Park is an example of a postmodern picturebook.
The most obvious reason "Voices in the Park" is an example of a postmodern picturebook is that the story is offering up more than one "voice" or side to the story. This story tells from different characters. The text tells us on page 81 that, "Postmodern influences or metafictive devices, for example, multiple narratives--where more than one character or narrator offers their perspective or story" (Serafini,2014).
2. Give examples of how at least three of the picturebook codes listed on pg 78 are used in Voices In The Park.
Codes of Position and Size: On a few pages of the text, the character to the front are more clear while the objects to the rear are more blurry.
Codes of Color: The page where the male chimp is sitting in a chair he is full of color and his surroundings are white and colorless.
Codes of Perspective: The example I can think of for this is that in some pictures where the dog is the main focus the picture/lines creating the dog are very clear but the picture where the dog is not the focal point (where it is running in the dark woods) the lines/picture is not as clear.
3. Identify and explain the type of "interplay" between the written word and visual images on one of the pages in Voices In The Park.
An example of interplay between written word and visual images is when the female (I presume mother) chimp is yelling for her child. The text says she begins yelling for Charles and then the picture shows her hands up by her mouth and her head cocked in what would be a yelling position.
4. Identify the art movement or technique that is being used in Voices In The Park.
Art movement is incorporated in "Voices in the Park" by placing chimp faces in human bodies.
5. Conduct an Ideological Analysis and Structural Analysis of Voices In The Park. What is the message? Provide evidence from the images to support your opinion. Use the examples on pg 86, 87,89. I do not expect your analysis to be as indepth but I would like for you to make two or three insightful observations about the perspectives and social context conveyed through the books words and images.
One analysis I took from the story book is that the family (at least the mother/first voice) believed she was in a higher class than others. For example, she was incredibly annoyed by the dog and did not like her child playing with what appeared to be a "dirty" lower-class child.
I think it is neat that the book shows almost two different families that are from "two different walks of life". One family is very entitled while the other family is struggling the find a job but enjoys time with the family because it cheers them up. The first family and first voice is annoyed by everything but appears to have everything materialistic possible; the child just seems to want love and attention, however.
6. Embed a picture of the cover of Voices In The Park in your blog.
Resources:
https://www.google.com/search?q=voices+in+the+park+by+anthony+browne&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=gEewU6GsC7DNsQTO1YKQBA&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAg&biw=1366&bih=667#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=_u2-nJO8RRWX2M%253A%3B5wiusaKTkMR67M%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fcache1.bdcdn.net%252Fassets%252Fimages%252Fbook%252Fmedium%252F9780%252F6137%252F9780613751414.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.bookdepository.com%252FVoices-Park-Anthony-Browne%252F9780613751414%3B200%3B215
Serafini, F. (2014). Reading the visual; an introduction to teaching multimodal literacy. new york: Teacher's College Press.
My ideological analysis and yours were very similar. Comments from some of our other classmates appear to concur. It was made pretty clear in the scenes and through the narratives that the two families were from different sides of town. Your point, Michaela, about the perspective of the child just wanting love and attention I missed somewhat. I was focusing on the socio-economic status of the parents and their perspectives more so than on the children and their needs. Thank you for helping to change my focus.
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